Troup Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on

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and East Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of

Colonial Park Cemetery Colonial Park Cemetery (locally and informally known as Colonial Cemetery; historically known as the Old CemeteryLafayette Square and north of Whitefield Square. The square is named for

George Troup George McIntosh Troup (September 8, 1780 – April 26, 1856) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate before becoming the 32nd Governo ...

, the former

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and

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. It is one of only two Savannah squares named for a person living at the time, the other being Washington Square.Official Savannah Guide's ''Tour Savannah's Squares''
accessed June 16, 2007. A large iron

armillary sphere An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of objects in the sky (on the celestial sphere), consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centered on Earth or the Sun, that represent lines o ...

stands in the center of the square, supported by six small metal turtles.City of Savannah's monuments page
This page links directly to numerous short entries, many accompanied by photographs, discussing a variety of monuments, memorials, etc., in the squares and elsewhere. Accessed June 16, 2007. The armillary has been the source of some controversy, as it is one of the few examples of modern sculpture in the squares.Chan Sieg (1984). ''The squares: an introduction to Savannah''.

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: Donning. A special dog fountain is located on the west side of the square. The Myers Drinking Fountain was a gift from Savannah mayor

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in 1897 and was originally placed in

Forsyth Park Forsyth Park (formerly known as the Military Parade Ground)''Charles Seton Henry Hardee's Recollections of old Savannah'', Martha Gallaudet Waring, ''The Georgia Historical Quarterly'', JSTOR (1929), p. 34 is a large city park that occupies in ...

. When moved to Troup Square, its height was adjusted for use by dogs and has become the site of an annual Blessing of the Animals.Tour Guide Manual
for licensed tour guides in the City of Savannah, accessed June 16, 2007. The Unitarian Universalist Church sits on the western side of the square and is its oldest building, albeit not original to the square: built in 1851, it was moved a from Oglethorpe Square nine years later. It is believed that

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wrote the tune to "

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" while he was the church's music director, but other sources claim he only ''copyrighted'' it when he was in the role, and that he ''wrote'' it in

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. The oldest building original to the square is the Lewis Cook Duplex, at 313–315 East Charlton Street, which dates to 1852. In 1969 Savannah landscape architect

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and Mills B. Lane planned and initiated a project to remove the central vandalized playground, close the fire lane, install an armillary sundial, and add new walls, benches, lighting, and plantings.

Dedication

Markers and structures

Constituent buildings

Each building below is in one of the eight blocks around the square composed of four residential "tything" blocks and four civic ("trust") blocks, now known as the

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. They are listed with construction years where known. ;Northwestern residential/tything lot *322–324 East Harris Street (1869) *311 Habersham Street – appeared in the movie ''

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walks to from her apartment ;Northwestern civic/trust lot * Unitarian Universalist Church, 321 Habersham Street (1851) – oldest building non-original to the square, having been moved from Oglethorpe Square in 1860 *Frances Threadcroaft Duplex, 301–307 East Harris Street (1868) *Sarah Coombs Property, 309–311 East Harris Street (1863) *Parsonage of the Unitarian Universalist Church, 313 East Harris Street (1870) ;Southwestern residential/tything lot *John Kenney House, 319 East Charlton Street (1870) *Michael McQuade House, 317 East Charlton Street (1883) *Lewis Cook Duplex, 313–315 East Charlton Street (1852) – oldest building original to the square *Mary Edmundson House, 311 East Charlton Street (1873) *Charles Lampe Duplex, 301 & 305 East Charlton Street (1855) ;Northeastern residential/tything lot *Cohen Row, 312–320 Habersham Street (1883) ;Northeastern civic/trust lot *324 Habersham Street (1885)Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 53 *Troup Trust, 410–424 East Macon Street (1872–1885) – 410–416 built for Edward Kennedy (1885); 418–424 built for John McDonough (1872)Historic Building Map: Savannah Historic District
– Historic Preservation Department of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission (November 17, 2011), p. 54 ;Southeastern civic/trust lot *McDonough Row, 410–424 East Charlton Street (1882) ;Southeastern residential/tything lot *Mortimer Williams House, 401 East Charlton Street (1860) *Dale Row, 405–411 East Charlton Street (1882) *George Haslam House, 417 East Charlton Street (1872) *Henry Bragdon/Edward Segur Duplex, 419–421 East Charlton Street (1868) *Ellen Williams House, 423 East Charlton Street (1867)

Gallery

File:Universalist Unitarian Church.jpg, Unitarian Universalist ("Jingle Bells") Church, 321 Habersham treet File:301-307 East Harris Street.jpg, Frances Threadcroaft Duplex, 301–307 East Harris Street File:309-311 East Harris Street.jpg, Sarah Coombs Property, 309–311 East Harris Street File:313 East Harris Street.jpg, Parsonage of the Universalist Unitarian Church, 313 East Harris Street File:Cohen Row.jpg, Cohen Row, 312–320 Habersham Street File:McDonough Row.jpg, McDonough Row, 410–424 East Charlton Street File:424 East Charlton Street.jpg, 424 East Charlton Street, a bookend of McDonough Row File:Mortimer Williams House.jpg, Mortimer Williams House, 401 East Charlton Street File:Dale Row.jpg, Dale Row, 405–411 East Charlton Street File:George Haslam House.jpg, George Haslam House, 417 East Charlton Street File:Henry Bragdon-Edward Segur Duplex.jpg, Henry Bragdon/Edward Segur Duplex, 419-421 East Charlton Street File:Ellen Williams House.jpg, Ellen Williams House, 423 East Charlton Street File:311 Habersham Street.jpg, 311 Habersham Street File:Troup Trust, 410-424 East Macon Street, Savannah, Chatham County, GA.jpg, Troup Trust, 410–424 East Macon Street File:Charles Lampe Duplex.jpg, Charles Lampe Duplex, 301 & 305 East Charlton Street File:Mary Edmundson House.jpg, Mary Edmundson House, 311 East Charlton Street File:Lewis Cook Duplex.jpg, Lewis Cook Duplex, 313–315 East Charlton Street File:Michael McQuade House.jpg, Michael McQuade House, 317 East Charlton Street File:John Kenney House.jpg, John Kenney House, 319 East Charlton Street

References

{{Squares of Savannah, Georgia Troup Square (Savannah, Georgia) 1837 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)